1. Elements fairly abundant on the Moon: Iron, Aluminum,
Magnesium, Titanium - the 4 “engineering metals” - plus Oxygen, Silicon,
and Calcium. Any products that can be made for local use from these and
other available elements will represent significant cost savings over
“upports” of equivalent items made on Earth’s surface.
2. The Moon sits on the shoulder of Earth’s Gravity Well so
that “downports” to markets in Low Earth Orbit (space stations, space
hotels, space industrial parks, etc.) and to Geosynchronous Earth Orbit
(space platforms hosting hundreds of satellites each; solar power
satellites and power relays) will have a 23:1 cost advantage in terms of
shipping costs (fuel, size of rockets needed) over equivalent items made
on Earth’s surface.3. The MUS/cle Strategy - Lunar industries focus on
items that are Massive, Unitary (many needed), and Simple, while things
that are complex. lightweight, and/or electronic are shipped up from
Earth. http://www.moonsociety.org/publications/mmm_papers/muscle_paper.htm

Here we bring together the many articles that have developed these themes
through the first 25 years of Moon Miners’ Manifesto.

There is no effort whatsoever to organize this material by topic. Rather,
the original articles from Moon Miners’ Manifesto are included in
chronological order, issue # by issue #.

The principle contributors of these articles are Peter Kokh (MMM Editor);
David Dietzler of Moon Society St. Louis, and David Dunlop. The editor is
extremely grateful to the two Daves for their significant contributions
as well as to other contributors.

This volume is 199 pages long, with illustrations from the original
articles.

The idea of lunar settlement and industrialization evokes skepticism, even
derision from many, most of whom have bothered to take only a very
superficial look at the possibilities and opportunities. We hope after you
read through these articles, you will find yourself encouraged.